I've read where there are probably 48,000 yoga poses. Here are my 3 Essential Poses for February. Include these daily in your February practice and be amazed by who you will become by March!
1. Malasana (deep squat)---take your feet out to the edge of your mat and squat. Elbows inside your knees, hands in prayer, and dropping your tailbone to the ground. Breathe deep at least 5 times and push through your heels to stand. Repeat 3 times.
2. Gomukhasana (Cow-faced pose)---while seated, cross one leg over the other. Bottoms of both feet are exposed behind you. Try to stack your knees and get your sit bones to the floor. Breathe deep into your hips and don't worry about your arms. Hold everything but your breath for as long as you can, then come out and do the other side.
3. Vajrasana (Thunderbolt or Zen pose)---get on your knees and sit back on your heels. Hands on thighs. Breathe into those tight quads and feel the release. How about 10 full breaths in this position.
See you at class!
Namaste,
Dean
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